Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Diane Ravitch Interview

• On Waiting for Superman: "fundamentally dishonest" with a fuller review here and in the New York Review of Books. • There are no easy answers… [in public education] have to educate students one at a time and take in all that come.• A massive fraud against children• On Bill Gates: "destructive influence"• Privatization is not good for democracy, not good for teachers, not good for children• Management has a moral obligation to create a system where people can find joy in their work• Going backwards and dumbing whole country down… soul of education is being crushed• Need national leadership… improved teacher education and preparation … respect for teachers as professionals

Once the archive is posted, listen to the hour discussion and see the context in which those comments were made.